The goal of Microsoft is to give people the ability to communicate anytime, anywhere and with any access device through first-class software. For many years, the world's leading software company has developed software that makes using the PC easier for people at home, at work and at school, and opens up new dimensions for them. This is closely linked to a strong commitment to the Internet, which is increasingly becoming the service center and the connecting element for all these devices.

Windows Server Standard 2022 is licensed by cores like previous versions. In addition, Client Access Licenses (CALs) are required for users and devices.

Here are the new and improved features of Microsoft Windows Server 2022.

Features Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard

•     Advanced multi-layer security
•     Hybrid functionality with Azure
•     Flexible application platform

Advanced multi-layer security

Windows Server 2022 enhances security with new features such as Secured-Core Server and Secured Connectivity.

• Secured-Core Server means that our hardware partners have provided hardware, firmware and drivers to help customers increase the security of their critical systems. IT and SecOps teams can ensure comprehensive protection in their environment with the advanced protection and proactive defense of secured-core servers across hardware, firmware and virtualization layers.

• The Secured Connectivity in Windows Server 2022 adds another layer of security in transit. The new version offers a faster and more secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)-encrypted connection and industry-standard AES-256 encryption with support for the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.

Hybrid features with Azure

Customers are choosing a hybrid and multi-cloud approach to digitally transform their businesses. Now they can take advantage of cloud services with Windows Server 2022 on-premises by connecting to Azure Arc .

In addition, customers can benefit from file server improvements like SMB compression in Windows Server 2022. SMB compression improves the transfer of application files by compressing data as it is transmitted over the network. Finally, the Windows Admin Center, a popular tool among administrators, provides enhanced server management capabilities such as a new event view and gateway proxy support for Azure-connected scenarios.

Flexible application platform and containers

Microsoft is improving support and interoperability with large, mission-critical applications such as SQL Server. Windows Server 2022 supports applications with up to 48 TB of memory and 2,048 logical cores across up to 64 physical sockets.

• Support for Windows Containers is also continuously expanded:
• Image sizes have been significantly reduced to accelerate boot times.
• Extended support lifecycle for Nano Server: Support for Windows Server 2022 Nano Server will continue until 2026, aligning it with mainstream support.
• Improved performance and scalability for many features.
• Improved support for group-managed service accounts (gMSA) and IPv6.
• Support for multiple subnets and more restrictive subnet masks.
• New HostProcess containers for better management of cluster scripts.
• Expanded and improved Windows Admin Center.
• With the new Azure Migrate App Containerization, web apps can be containerized directly and migrated to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Comparison Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard & Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter

 The Windows Server 2022 Standard edition is aimed at businesses that deploy only physical servers or have minimally virtualized environments with only a few VMs. The Standard edition does not include Shielded Virtual Machines, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) features, Storage Spaces Direct or Storage Replica. These features are available exclusively in the Windows Server 2022 Datacenter edition.

System requirements

Processor
Minimum: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
RAM
Minimum: 512 MB
Storage requirements
Minimum: 32 GB
Other requirements
Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapter
DVD drive (if you want to install the operating system from DVD media)
Super VGA monitor (1024 x 768) or monitor with higher resolution
Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing devices)
Internet access (may be charged)